Provides information on developments in evolutionary theory, discussing such topics as the Cambrian population explosion
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English Pages 285 Year 1977
Table of contents :
Content: 1. Darwiniana --
2. Human evolution --
3. Odd organisms and evolutionary exemplars --
4. Patterns and punctuations in the history of life --
5. Theories of the earth --
6. Size and shape, from churches to brains to planets --
7. Science in society: A historical view --
8. The science and politics of human nature.